Christine, Matt, since we are all here. You think we can start our meeting right away ?
Jan 14, 10:11 AM
SZ TING TZENG
That's fine for me
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:11 AM
Matthew Farver
I'm ready
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:11 AM
you want to try the full blown conference with voice and video ?
in such case, i will need to reboot my laptop to enable those features
give me some mins ☺ sry, i disabled those features from cmos...
Jan 14, 10:12 AM
Matthew Farver
ok
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:13 AM
i'll reboot and rejoin real quick...
Jan 14, 10:13 AM
You missed a call
Jan 14, 10:17 AM
Missed call from Matthew
Jan 14, 10:17 AM
can you see or hear me ?
Jan 14, 10:19 AM
SZ TING TZENG
I can see and hear Matt but only can see Tam
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:21 AM
Matthew Farver
i can see Tam and SzTing but cant hear
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:21 AM
weif it's too much of a problem, we can do the vid next time and just chat for now... if you're cool with it
Jan 14, 10:22 AM
SZ TING TZENG
sure
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:23 AM
Matthew Farver
yea thats fine
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:23 AM
You were in a call with Matthew and SZ TING
Jan 14, 10:23 AM
Matthew Farver
I guess we need to narrow down and pick a problem to focus on
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:24 AM
Ithink so too.
The good thing is it appears that in the 2nd paper link i sent, the author gave hints on how to solve most of the problems
Jan 14, 10:28 AM
Matthew Farver
Yea, I think that will make your lives a little easier
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:28 AM
SZ TING TZENG
What we have now are: 1. the infection issue 2. with open data so we can reduce patients' cost?
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:29 AM
Christine, would you tell more about that since Matt was not at our other meeting.
Jan 14, 10:30 AM
SZ TING TZENG
Sure.
There're lots of unnecessary care(could be some avoidable harm for patients) or cost in healthcare systems now.
If the medical information is open, patients can make their own decision about the treatment.
During our meeting on Thurs. Tam suggested that we can narrow down to suggesting which insurance to choose
Speaking of open data, my friends also told me that barcode will be a good tool for both hospital staffs and patients
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:36 AM
Matthew Farver
I like it, for the purpose of this project i think finding a solution to improve patient safety (acquired infections) may be a simpler choice
I am just thinking from our point of view, of how difficult do we want to make our lives with this project
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:37 AM
yeah Matt. We discuss it and found out that the easiest way to work with reducing costs for patients is through helping users choosing the right health insurance. It sounds like an old idea but I think there are ways to help users. I also agree with you that creating apps for patient safety is a simplier choice
Jan 14, 10:37 AM
SZ TING TZENG
But the most problem we have here will be the source of information or data
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:38 AM
Matthew Farver
me may run into health information privacy issues
looking into the insurance side
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:39 AM
the problem with the insurance idea besides a huge data we need to collect, and privacy is how we can come up with 3 days to do that one thing
Jan 14, 10:40 AM
Matthew Farver
true, i think we have a lot me flexibility working with the spread of infection topic
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:41 AM
But Christine, can you tell more about what you friend told you ? I would love to hear
Jan 14, 10:42 AM
SZ TING TZENG
We may also need some knowledge from insurance representatives?
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:42 AM
yeah...
Jan 14, 10:44 AM
Matthew Farver
I did an internship for a pharma company last summer and the way health insurance works is extremely complicated
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:44 AM
I think it will be easier if we structure our arguments like this
How can we help everyone in Health Care ?
By improving patient flow and the speed of treatments
How to do that >> by improving Safety
and we can either stop at that, and branch out to 3 branches
or we can drill down to patient safety
and within patient safety, we tackle 3 ways to do it
one of which is preventing hospital acquired infection
by that, we can easily branch out to 3 branches, one for each of us easily. How do you think? The open data is a great idea but since it's quite complicated, i don't know how we can have 3 ways of doing a complicated task...
Jan 14, 10:49 AM
Matthew Farver
I think focusing on one specific problem like acquired infection is the way to go
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:50 AM
ok
Christine, I think with acquired infection, information and communication is also the Key
Jan 14, 10:51 AM
SZ TING TZENG
Agree
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:51 AM
If you are passionate about data and information and integration, you can do research on that and take it as your own way to solve the issue
Jan 14, 10:51 AM
SZ TING TZENG
Okay, but do you have any other ideas abt what other 2 solutions could be?
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:54 AM
Also, if we come up with a good app to help preventing infections then the app can also be used for home care, and in that sense, it will help patients at home and the ones careing for them reduce costs too
Jan 14, 10:55 AM
Matthew Farver
Now that we have chose an issue to focus on we can think up ways to solve it, we can meet up before class and share our ideas
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:56 AM
me, as of now, I will come up with a game for the patient, either help them maintain good habits during the time they are under care.
Jan 14, 10:56 AM
Matthew Farver
yea i think their are many different ways to improve this problem
its just a matter of picking 3
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:57 AM
good idea Matt. I tried to check out the full book of the 2nd paper but can't find the online book i checked out
The book has several recommendations. Oh, Christine, the book also has at least one chapter discuss about information and data
Jan 14, 10:58 AM
SZ TING TZENG
The 2nd one right? will read that :)
SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:59 AM
Matthew Farver
with this topic I dont think we will have issues finding 3 ways to improve it
Matthew • Jan 14, 10:59 AM
yeah. I think we will have plenty.
Jan 14, 11:00 AM
Matthew Farver
do we want to meet before class on Tuesday?
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:01 AM
I am fine with that.
should we agree on a general meeting schedule ?
Jan 14, 11:01 AM
SZ TING TZENG
A general meeting schedule will be good
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:03 AM
Matthew Farver
I agree
Lets meet before class on Tuesday and we can discuss the solutions each of us thought up and determine a general meeting schedule
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:04 AM
sure.
Jan 14, 11:05 AM
Matthew Farver
is everyone available on Tuesday before class?
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:05 AM
SZ TING TZENG
Yes for me
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:05 AM
Matthew Farver
3pm?
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:05 AM
yes. I'm fine with that
Jan 14, 11:05 AM
SZ TING TZENG
Hunt library?
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:06 AM
Team. I gotta go meet a Captain of US Public Health Service. I will try to squeeze some insights out of here and see if she can hook us up with some nurses in US public health service
Jan 14, 11:07 AM
Matthew Farver
ok
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:07 AM
I'll check the conversation archive when I get back.
Jan 14, 11:07 AM
Matthew Farver
see ya Tam
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:07 AM
SZ TING TZENG
If you all agree to meet at Hunt library I'll book a study group room then
see you
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:08 AM
Matthew Farver
that would be great
thanks
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:08 AM
SZ TING TZENG
☺
Team, room 2323 in Hunt library from 3:00 to 4:30
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:10 AM
Matthew Farver
Thank you have a great weekend
Matthew • Jan 14, 11:11 AM
SZ TING TZENG
You too!
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:11 AM
SZ TING TZENG
Apart from our topic, one of my friend(pharmacist side) told me that there're 2 problems annoy them most: 1. the systems they used in hospital are unstable and inefficient
patients have too many questions abt the medicine they use, and the only way for patients to get information is from pharmacist. my friend also mentioned that barcode seems an efficient way to deal with this problem
many hospitals in Taiwan are launching the barcode method for both patients and hospital staffs
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:30 AM
Matthew Farver
SZ TING TZENG
so now patients have another way to understand what medicine they are going to use
and it also increase the performance of staffs on identifying medicine
SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:34 AM
See you at 2323 ☺
Tue, 2:50 PM
SZ TING TZENG
Team, seems the library doesn't allow students to reserve group study rooms from more than one week.
I reserved for our next meeting(room 2323 on Jan 24 from 3:00~4:30 p.m.)
And will reserve the next one after our weekly discussion
Christine, Matt, since we are all here. You think we can start our meeting right away ? Jan 14, 10:11 AM SZ TING TZENG
That's fine for me SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:11 AM Matthew Farver
I'm ready Matthew • Jan 14, 10:11 AM you want to try the full blown conference with voice and video ? in such case, i will need to reboot my laptop to enable those features give me some mins ☺ sry, i disabled those features from cmos... Jan 14, 10:12 AM Matthew Farver
ok Matthew • Jan 14, 10:13 AM i'll reboot and rejoin real quick... Jan 14, 10:13 AM You missed a call Jan 14, 10:17 AM Missed call from Matthew Jan 14, 10:17 AM can you see or hear me ? Jan 14, 10:19 AM SZ TING TZENG
I can see and hear Matt but only can see Tam SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:21 AM Matthew Farver
i can see Tam and SzTing but cant hear Matthew • Jan 14, 10:21 AM weif it's too much of a problem, we can do the vid next time and just chat for now... if you're cool with it Jan 14, 10:22 AM SZ TING TZENG
sure SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:23 AM Matthew Farver
yea thats fine Matthew • Jan 14, 10:23 AM You were in a call with Matthew and SZ TING Jan 14, 10:23 AM Matthew Farver
I guess we need to narrow down and pick a problem to focus on Matthew • Jan 14, 10:24 AM Ithink so too. The good thing is it appears that in the 2nd paper link i sent, the author gave hints on how to solve most of the problems Jan 14, 10:28 AM Matthew Farver
Yea, I think that will make your lives a little easier Matthew • Jan 14, 10:28 AM SZ TING TZENG
What we have now are: 1. the infection issue 2. with open data so we can reduce patients' cost? SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:29 AM Christine, would you tell more about that since Matt was not at our other meeting. Jan 14, 10:30 AM SZ TING TZENG
Sure. There're lots of unnecessary care(could be some avoidable harm for patients) or cost in healthcare systems now. If the medical information is open, patients can make their own decision about the treatment. During our meeting on Thurs. Tam suggested that we can narrow down to suggesting which insurance to choose Speaking of open data, my friends also told me that barcode will be a good tool for both hospital staffs and patients SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:36 AM Matthew Farver
I like it, for the purpose of this project i think finding a solution to improve patient safety (acquired infections) may be a simpler choice I am just thinking from our point of view, of how difficult do we want to make our lives with this project Matthew • Jan 14, 10:37 AM yeah Matt. We discuss it and found out that the easiest way to work with reducing costs for patients is through helping users choosing the right health insurance. It sounds like an old idea but I think there are ways to help users. I also agree with you that creating apps for patient safety is a simplier choice Jan 14, 10:37 AM SZ TING TZENG
But the most problem we have here will be the source of information or data SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:38 AM Matthew Farver
me may run into health information privacy issues
looking into the insurance side Matthew • Jan 14, 10:39 AM the problem with the insurance idea besides a huge data we need to collect, and privacy is how we can come up with 3 days to do that one thing Jan 14, 10:40 AM Matthew Farver
true, i think we have a lot me flexibility working with the spread of infection topic Matthew • Jan 14, 10:41 AM But Christine, can you tell more about what you friend told you ? I would love to hear Jan 14, 10:42 AM SZ TING TZENG
We may also need some knowledge from insurance representatives? SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:42 AM yeah... Jan 14, 10:44 AM Matthew Farver
I did an internship for a pharma company last summer and the way health insurance works is extremely complicated Matthew • Jan 14, 10:44 AM I think it will be easier if we structure our arguments like this How can we help everyone in Health Care ? By improving patient flow and the speed of treatments How to do that >> by improving Safety and we can either stop at that, and branch out to 3 branches or we can drill down to patient safety and within patient safety, we tackle 3 ways to do it one of which is preventing hospital acquired infection by that, we can easily branch out to 3 branches, one for each of us easily. How do you think? The open data is a great idea but since it's quite complicated, i don't know how we can have 3 ways of doing a complicated task... Jan 14, 10:49 AM Matthew Farver
I think focusing on one specific problem like acquired infection is the way to go Matthew • Jan 14, 10:50 AM ok Christine, I think with acquired infection, information and communication is also the Key Jan 14, 10:51 AM SZ TING TZENG
Agree SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:51 AM If you are passionate about data and information and integration, you can do research on that and take it as your own way to solve the issue Jan 14, 10:51 AM SZ TING TZENG
Okay, but do you have any other ideas abt what other 2 solutions could be? SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:54 AM Also, if we come up with a good app to help preventing infections then the app can also be used for home care, and in that sense, it will help patients at home and the ones careing for them reduce costs too Jan 14, 10:55 AM Matthew Farver
Now that we have chose an issue to focus on we can think up ways to solve it, we can meet up before class and share our ideas Matthew • Jan 14, 10:56 AM me, as of now, I will come up with a game for the patient, either help them maintain good habits during the time they are under care. Jan 14, 10:56 AM Matthew Farver
yea i think their are many different ways to improve this problem its just a matter of picking 3 Matthew • Jan 14, 10:57 AM good idea Matt. I tried to check out the full book of the 2nd paper but can't find the online book i checked out The book has several recommendations. Oh, Christine, the book also has at least one chapter discuss about information and data Jan 14, 10:58 AM SZ TING TZENG
The 2nd one right? will read that :) SZ TING • Jan 14, 10:59 AM Matthew Farver
with this topic I dont think we will have issues finding 3 ways to improve it Matthew • Jan 14, 10:59 AM yeah. I think we will have plenty. Jan 14, 11:00 AM Matthew Farver
do we want to meet before class on Tuesday? Matthew • Jan 14, 11:01 AM I am fine with that. should we agree on a general meeting schedule ? Jan 14, 11:01 AM SZ TING TZENG
A general meeting schedule will be good SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:03 AM Matthew Farver
I agree Lets meet before class on Tuesday and we can discuss the solutions each of us thought up and determine a general meeting schedule Matthew • Jan 14, 11:04 AM sure. Jan 14, 11:05 AM Matthew Farver
is everyone available on Tuesday before class? Matthew • Jan 14, 11:05 AM SZ TING TZENG
Yes for me SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:05 AM Matthew Farver
3pm? Matthew • Jan 14, 11:05 AM yes. I'm fine with that Jan 14, 11:05 AM SZ TING TZENG
Hunt library? SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:06 AM Team. I gotta go meet a Captain of US Public Health Service. I will try to squeeze some insights out of here and see if she can hook us up with some nurses in US public health service Jan 14, 11:07 AM Matthew Farver
ok Matthew • Jan 14, 11:07 AM I'll check the conversation archive when I get back. Jan 14, 11:07 AM Matthew Farver
see ya Tam Matthew • Jan 14, 11:07 AM SZ TING TZENG
If you all agree to meet at Hunt library I'll book a study group room then see you SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:08 AM Matthew Farver
that would be great thanks Matthew • Jan 14, 11:08 AM SZ TING TZENG
☺ Team, room 2323 in Hunt library from 3:00 to 4:30 SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:10 AM Matthew Farver
Thank you have a great weekend Matthew • Jan 14, 11:11 AM SZ TING TZENG
You too! SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:11 AM SZ TING TZENG
Apart from our topic, one of my friend(pharmacist side) told me that there're 2 problems annoy them most: 1. the systems they used in hospital are unstable and inefficient
SZ TING TZENG
so now patients have another way to understand what medicine they are going to use and it also increase the performance of staffs on identifying medicine SZ TING • Jan 14, 11:34 AM See you at 2323 ☺ Tue, 2:50 PM SZ TING TZENG
Team, seems the library doesn't allow students to reserve group study rooms from more than one week. I reserved for our next meeting(room 2323 on Jan 24 from 3:00~4:30 p.m.) And will reserve the next one after our weekly discussion